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2003 Shetland Islands Council election
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2003 Scottish local government election
April 2022
February 2022
2003 Shetland Islands Council election Shetland parliamentary no 1999 Shetland Islands Council election 1999 2003 05 01 y 2007 Shetland Islands Council election 2007 All 22 seats to Shetland Islands Council 12 Tom Stove Independent (politician) 12 seats, 64.1% Cunningsburgh and Sandwick 12 - 17 5 4,304 76.2% 12.1% John Nicolson Scottish Liberal Democrats 9 seats, 30.7% Yell 9 5 4 1,343 23.8% 6.9% Council Convener Tom Stove Independent (politician) Council Convener after election Sandy Cluness Scottish Liberal Democrats
thumb|Results by ward.
Elections to the Shetland Islands Council were held on 1 May 2003 as part of Scottish local elections. The Liberal Democrats were reduced to 5 seats, with independent candidates making gains. Eight seats were uncontested.
Election results
Shetland Islands Council election, 2003Stewart James Shetland Islands Council Election May 2003 http://shetlandhistory.com/Shetland_Islands_Council_Election_May_2003 Shetland History Online 20 January 2022
Independent (politician)
17
5
0
5
77.3
76.2
4,304
12.1
Scottish Liberal Democrats
5
0
4
4
22.7
23.8
1,343
6.9
Ward results
Aithsting, Sandsting and Weisdale
Independent (politician)
Florence Grains (incumbent)
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
Independent (politician)
Burra and Trondra
Independent (politician)
John Inkster
271
58.0%
Independent (politician)
Robert Hunter
196
42.0%
75
16.0%
Independent (politician)
Cunningsburgh and Sandwick
Independent (politician)
Tom Stove (incumbent)
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
Independent (politician)
Delting East and Lunnasting
Independent (politician)
Barbara Cheyne
234
57.4%
Independent (politician)
Joan Easten
90
22.1%
Independent (politician)
Thomas Anderson
84
20.6%
144
36.8%
Independent (politician)
Delting West
Independent (politician)
Drew Ratter (incumbent)
260
67.4%
Independent (politician)
Andrea Manson-Clark
126
32.6%
64
34.8%
Independent (politician)
Dunrossness
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Gordon Mitchell (incumbent)
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lerwick Breiwick
Independent (politician)
Cecil Eunson (incumbent)
360
77.4%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Margaret Robertson
105
22.6%
255
54.8%
Independent (politician)
Lerwick Clickimin
Independent (politician)
William Stove (incumbent)
175
62.7%
Independent (politician)
Michael Peterson
104
37.3%
71
25.4%
Independent (politician)
Lerwick Harbour and Bressay
Independent (politician)
Edward Knight
282
67.8%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Ronald Gair
134
32.2%
148
35.6%
Independent (politician)
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lerwick North
Independent (politician)
Leonard Groat
168
59.2%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Robert Anderson (incumbent)
116
40.8%
52
18.4%
Independent (politician)
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lerwick North Central
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Sandy Cluness (incumbent)
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lerwick Sound
Independent (politician)
James Henry
147
52.7%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Christine Begg (incumbent)
132
47.3%
15
5.6%
Independent (politician)
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lerwick South Central
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Gussie Angus (incumbent)
240
56.7%
Independent (politician)
Gary Robinson
183
43.3%
57
13.4%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Lerwick Upper Sound, Gulberwick and Quarff
Independent (politician)
Robert Feather
276
51.7%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Peter Malcolmson (incumbent)
258
48.3%
18
3.4%
Independent (politician)
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Nesting, Whiteness, Girlsta and Gott
Independent (politician)
James Irvine (incumbent)
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
Independent (politician)
Northmavine, Muckle Roe and Busta
Independent (politician)
Bill Manson (incumbent)
270
60.0%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Brenda Wilcock
180
40.0%
90
20.0%
Independent (politician)
Sandwick, Levenwick and bigton
Independent (politician)
William Tait (incumbent)
279
63.8%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Cecil Hughson
158
36.2%
121
27.6%
Independent (politician)
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scalloway
Independent (politician)
Iris Hawkins (incumbent)
303
66.4%
Independent (politician)
Ian Scott
153
33.6%
150
32.8%
Independent (politician)
Unst & Fetlar
Independent (politician)
Brian Gregson
248
68.3%
Independent (politician)
Andrew Inkster
95
26.2%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Sandra Gray
20
5.5%
153
42.1%
Independent (politician)
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Walls, Sandness and Clousta
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Frank Robertson (incumbent)
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Whalsay and Skerries
Independent (politician)
Josie Simpson (incumbent)
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
Independent (politician)
Yell
Scottish Liberal Democrats
John Nicolson (incumbent)
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
unopposed
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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